The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday insisted on the withdrawal of the Tax Reform Bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly for passage to enable all key national stakeholders to be part of the process. Recall that the bills had drawn sharp criticisms from some parts of the country, especially the north,…
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he would be cutting all future aid to South Africa over allegations that the country is ill-treating its White population and confiscating their land. “South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY. It is a bad situation that the Radical Left Media doesn’t…
As tensions between the United States and Israel on one side, and Iran on the other, threaten to escalate into a full-scale regional war, Pope Leo XIV has issued an impassioned plea for peace, warning that conflict only fuels greater suffering and leaves lasting scars on generations. In a message shared on his verified X…
Boko Haram jihadists killed over 17 fishermen and farmers in Malam Karanti village near Baga, Kukawa Local Government, Borno State, ‘for supporting Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP’. The terrorists kidnapped many more, sources say, with the death toll expected to rise. It was just the latest attack on civilians in the region’s long-running insurgency….
In a rare and controversial judgment, a young man was sentenced to 15 strokes of public flogging on Wednesday by Magistrate Farida Ibrahim of the Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse 6, Abuja. The Chief Magistrate Ibrahim handed down a sentence of public flogging to the young man accused of fighting with a prostitute. He…
Galatasaray top striker, Victor Osimhen, has left the camp of the Super Eagles camp in Morocco ahead of the third place match against Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday. This is coming after Nigeria lost the semi-final match of the 2025 AFCON to the host of the tournament, Morocco. In the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers state government. The court held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by governor Siminalayi Fubara is a Constitutional sommersault and aberration that must not be allowed…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has revealed that 221,996 applicants failed the 2025 computer‑based test (CBT), even after successfully completing earlier stages of the recruitment exercise. The nationwide recruitment exercise is for its four paramilitary agencies, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), the Federal Fire Service…
The Kebbi State Police Command says operatives attached to the 36 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Birnin Kebbi have arrested five suspected bandits along the Zuru–Tadurga axis and recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition and over ₦2.6 million in cash. The arrests were made around 1 a.m. on Sunday during an operation under the…
The All Progressives Congress, Ogun State chapter, on Tuesday suspended a former governor of the state and senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, alongside one of his loyalists, Kunle Folarin. The duo were suspended for alleged anti-party misconduct. The Director of Publicity of the state chapter of the ruling party, Nuberu Olufemi, disclosed this in…
